UAE Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • UAE youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 10.65%, a 0.23% decline from 2022.
  • UAE youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 10.88%, a 0.4% increase from 2021.
  • UAE youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 10.49%, a 3.63% decline from 2020.
  • UAE youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 14.12%, a 6.7% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
French Polynesia 37.31%
New Caledonia 32.57%
Spain 28.70%
Greece 26.57%
Uruguay 26.16%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 25.55%
Barbados 24.87%
Bahamas 23.57%
Italy 22.73%
Chile 22.05%
Sweden 21.57%
Portugal 20.25%
Slovak Republic 19.41%
Croatia 19.24%
Luxembourg 18.99%
Brunei 18.62%
Argentina 18.00%
Cyprus 17.45%
France 17.13%
Estonia 17.09%
Panama 16.59%
Saudi Arabia 16.25%
Belgium 16.09%
Finland 15.92%
Kuwait 14.99%
Lithuania 13.90%
Puerto Rico 13.65%
Channel Islands 13.47%
Guam 12.88%
Hungary 12.76%
United Kingdom 12.54%
Latvia 12.50%
Denmark 11.66%
Poland 11.58%
Norway 10.95%
Austria 10.93%
New Zealand 10.72%
UAE 10.65%
Canada 10.59%
Ireland 10.54%
Hong Kong 10.45%
Trinidad and Tobago 10.12%
Slovenia 9.91%
Malta 9.34%
Iceland 9.16%
Netherlands 8.94%
Australia 8.57%
Singapore 8.29%
Czech Republic 8.28%
Switzerland 8.00%
United States 7.90%
Macao 6.97%
Oman 6.85%
Israel 6.03%
Germany 5.96%
Bahrain 5.82%
South Korea 5.37%
Japan 4.09%
Qatar 0.60%
UAE Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 10.65% -0.23%
2022 10.88% 0.40%
2021 10.49% -3.63%
2020 14.12% 6.70%
2019 7.42% 0.77%
2018 6.65% -0.50%
2017 7.15% 2.30%
2016 4.85% -0.23%
2015 5.08% -0.24%
2014 5.31% -0.15%
2013 5.46% -0.21%
2012 5.67% -0.28%
2011 5.95% -0.15%
2010 6.09% -0.11%
2009 6.20% 0.02%
2008 6.18% -0.43%
2007 6.61% -0.51%
2006 7.12% -0.60%
2005 7.72% 0.52%
2004 7.20% 0.56%
2003 6.64% 0.66%
2002 5.98% 0.56%
2001 5.42% 0.48%
2000 4.94% 0.13%
1999 4.82% 0.16%
1998 4.66% 0.17%
1997 4.49% 0.07%
1996 4.42% 0.13%
1995 4.29% 0.04%
1994 4.25% 0.01%
1993 4.24% 0.21%
1992 4.03% 0.12%
1991 3.91% 0.12%